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Chinese New Year events London 2016

Celebrate Chinese New Year 2016 in London with our edit of the best events taking place in the capital. From festive Chinese feasts at Hakkasan to shopping for monkey-themed souvenirs at Selfridges, these are the best Chinese New Year events not to be missed

Celebrate Chinese New Year at Michelin-starred restaurant HKK. A special eight-course storytelling tasting menu has been created to take guests through the rituals behind the special occasion, highlighting the history behind each of the dishes. The menu will begin with a Prosperity salad complete with crispy salmon skin, plum sauce and dry oyster rolls, and will culminate with a Tray of Togetherness, a classic dish filled with sweet treats given throughout Chinese New Year. The restaurant itself has been given a festive makeover with an oriental-inspired tree adorned with gold coins and red ribbons. The signature menu costs £88 per person and will be available until 20 February.

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Yauatcha

Michelin-starred dim sum teahouse Yauatcha in Soho has collaborated with Monkey 47 gin to celebrate Chinese New Year with a series of three limited-edition cocktails. Toast the New Year with Saffron Gin and Tonic, Pomelo Fortune and Pink Kumquat, before enjoying specialChinese dishes including dim sum with fois gras, roast duck puffs, caviar siew long buns and black truffle edamame sesame balls. In addition, Yauatcha City will be hosting cocktail master classes where guests will be able to learn how to create the exclusive Chinese New Year cocktails.

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Hakkasan

Pay culinary homage to Chinese New Year with the limited-edition menu at famed London restaurant Hakkasan. The special menu will showcase dishes said to bring joy, luck and prosperity in 2016, including a tempting dim sum platter, wok-fried lobster, grilled Chilean sea bass and crabmeat-fried rice. To complete the festive meal guests can enjoy a special Golden Monkey cocktail to celebrate the start of the Year of the Monkey, featuring banana liqueur, guava and a golden monkey cocktail stirrer.

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Selfridges

Selfridges will be celebrating Chinese New Year with special services and gifts in store this month. Those wishing to buy some gifts for Chinese New Year or looking for a lucky talisman for the Year of the Monkey should take advantage of the special complimentary embossing on accessories and leather goods from 28 January to 1 February and 4-7 February. Customers will also be able to receive complimentary personalised Chinese calligraphy on Selfridges-branded bamboo-stemmed fans as special fortune cookies.

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Trafalgar Square

Head over to Trafalgar Square in London on 14 February for the Chinese New Year celebrations. Trafalgar Square will be the starting point for the Chinese New Year parade, which will see dancers and a Chinese dragon making their way through the West End before reaching Chinatown. At 1pm dancers and live acts will fill the square with music and more before the event culminates with a pyrotechnics display at 5.20pm.

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Hutong

Head over to Hutong at the Shard this 8 February for a special Double Happiness themed dinner. The upmarket London restaurant is famous for its northern Chinese cuisine and this New Year menu is perfect for trying signature dishes including the iconic Red Lantern soft shell crab, crispy deboned lamb ribs, beef fillet in classic Sichuan pickle-chilli sauce and black sesame fondant with chocolate ice cream. The special dinner will be accompanied by a traditional lion dance to ward off evil spirits as well as a calligrapher who will be creating personalised items for guests to take away.

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Chinatown

Chinatown is always a hive of activity around the festive period, with many coming to the area to sample some of the capital’s most authentic Chinese cuisine. With hundreds of options it is a must-visit for food lovers and those wishing to catch the end of the Chinese New Year parade which traditionally sees traditional lion dancers mingling with the crowds to wish good luck to restaurant owners.

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We offer our guide to the best places to celebrate Chinese New Year in London 2016. Whether you are looking for top Chinese restaurants or want to invest some lucky talismans, here are the best ways to celebrate the start of the Year of the Monkey. Some of London’s most upmarket Chinese restaurants, including Hutong and Hakkasan, are serving special tasting menus to celebrate the event, while Selfridges is the perfect place to indulge in a few Year of the Monkey souvenirs. Here is our pick of the best things to see and do in London this Chinese New Year.